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was sealed by the Moon Goddess herself. S

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Elara's hand.

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in, through moonlight and shadow, across frozen creek

close, but circ

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hest

, gasping. Elara turned

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the pain, but also fe

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tone, cold, ancient

magic. Runes pulsed along the walls,

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rough the chamber

turns. The cu

stepped forward...

tinctively, but the stranger rais

fear. W

cursed you, Alph

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